Hanna Kvanmo

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Hanna Kristine Kvanmo (born June 14, 1926 in Sandtorg near Harstad , † June 23, 2005 in Arendal ) was a Norwegian socialist politician .

In 1944, as an 18-year-old nurse for the German Red Cross , she was deployed on the Eastern Front. At the end of the war she was working in Berlin . From 1967 to 1975 she was a member of the local parliament of Rana .

From 1973 to 1989 she was a member of the Socialist Left Party in the Norwegian parliament , from 1977 as its group leader . Kvanmo represented the Nordland constituency there . She was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1991 to 2002 , as Vice-Chair from 1993 to 1998, and she was a delegate to the UN General Assembly in 1975 and 1981.

In the 1980s she was considered one of the most popular Norwegian politicians. She spoke fluent German and English.

bibliography

  • Derfor (1985)
  • Glis (1986)
  • Dommen (1990)
  • Anders Langes saga (1993, with A. Rygnestad).

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personal data
SURNAME Kvanmo, Hanna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kvanmo, Hanna Kristine (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian socialist politician, member of the Storting
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Sandtorg near Harstad
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 2005
Place of death Arendal